Archery accessory



March 10, 1942. H. D. SHELDON ARCHERY ACCESSORY Filed June 19, 1940 IINVENTOR. fl

ATTORNEY.

Patented Mar. 10, 1942 oi'r o STATE orrice ARCHERY ACCESSORY Horace DSheldon, West Caldwell, N. J. Application June 19, 1940, Serial No.341,257

2 Claims.

This invention relates to improvements in archery accessories; and theinvention has reference, more particularly,'to an improved ground quiverand bow rack for archers.

This invention has for an object to provide a novel construction ofground quiver adaptedfor insertion in the ground, adjacent to the pointfrom which an archer makes his casts, so as to upstand therefrom, thesame having means to hold arrows conveniently accessible to the archer,and also having means to provide a supporting rest or rack for holdingthe archers bow when it is not in use.

The invention has for another object to provide a ground quiver having afoldable arrow holding loop member which, when the ground quiver is inuse, may be projected laterally therefrom for convenient insertion ofarrows therethrough for holding said arrows in upstanding position readyfor quick withdrawal and use, but,

when the ground quiver is not in use, may be folded down into the planeof the quiver standard, thus reducing the bulk of the ground quiver,whereby the same may be easily packed, with the archers supply ofarrows, intothe latters carrying quiver.

The invention has for a further object to provide a ground quiver havinga foldable arrow holding loop member and means for firmly interlockingthe latter with the head block of the quiver against collapse ordisplacement from its operative laterally projected position.

Another object of the invention is to provide a ground quiver which isadditionally furnished with a novel form of bow supporting rest or rack,

so constructed and arranged as to firmly grip and hold a bow depositedtherein against displacement, and yet without risk of marring orotherwise injuring the bow.

The invention has for yet another object to provide a ground quiverhaving, affixed to the lower end portion of its standard, a foot blockadapted to both assist in inserting the standard into the ground as wellas to properly limit the depth of insertion.

The above-stated and other objects which will be hereinafter set forthor apparent from the following detailed description of a preferredillustrative embodiment of this invention are all within the intendedscope of the invention.

An illustrative embodiment of this invention is shown in theaccompanying drawing, in which- Fig. l is an elevational view of thenovel ground quiver according to this invention, the

same being shown as inserted in the ground t0 upstand therefrom inposition of use, a bow and an arrow being shown operatively supportedthereby; Fig. 2 is an enlarged elevational face view of the novel groundquiver, the arrow holding loop member thereof being shown by full linesin operative projected position, and. by dotted lines in its collapsedposition; Fig. 3 is an edge elevational view of the upper portion of theground quiver, the arrow holding loop member thereof being shown bydotted lines in operative projected position, and 'by full lines in itscollapsed position; Fig. 4 is a horizontal section, taken on line 4-4 inFig. 2; and Fig. 5 is a fragmentary view showing a modified form of theground penetrating end' portionof the ground quiver standard.

Similar characters of reference are employed in the above-describedviews, to indicate corresponding parts. Referring to the drawing, thereference character I0 indicates the shaft or standard of the groundquiver, the same preferably comprising a metallic rod of suitablediameter and length. Preferably, the rod is made of three-eighthsinchdiameter stock and is approximately twenty inches in length. The lowerextremity of the standard Ii] is provided with a sharpened or pointedterminal portion I l to facilitate piercing penetration of the groundinto which the lower end portion of the standard is thrust, so as tosupport the standard in upstanding position of use. As shown in Figs. 1and 2, the terminal portion H is of smooth-surfaced conical form ortaper. As a modification of such form, however, the conical terminalportion may be optionally provided with a spiral thread formation l l,as shown in Fig. 5, whereby penetration of hard or frozen ground therebyis more easily attained when a rotary thrusting movement is imparted tothe standard.

Suitably aflixed to the upper end of the standard I0 is a head block I2of rectangular shape and of suitable thickness. Formed in the ends ofsaid head block are transversely disposed outwardly open interlockchannels or grooves l3, and extending into the body of said head-blockfrom its ends, angularly to but in the plane of said channels orgrooves, are bearing openings l4.

Pivotally connected with said head block I2 is an arrow holding loopmember l5 which is substantially U-shape in form. The legs [6 of saidloop member I5 terminate in inwardly directed journal portions ll, whichrespectively engage in the respective bearing openings M with whichtheend portions of the head block are provided. Said loop member I5 is madeof a springy material, such e. g. as hard brass, bronze or the like, sothat the legs 16 thereof are resilient, the tension thereof operating toyieldably thrust the into alignment with the interlock channels or,

grooves l3 of the head block ends, into which said legs l6 will becaused to enter by the tensional thrust thereof, thereby firmlyinterlocking the loop member in its operatively extended position, sothat the same is effectively maintained in such position againstcollapse or displacement therefrom. When the ground quiver is withdrawnfrom the ground, and it is desired to store the same away, as, e. g.,into a carrying quiver together with the archers arrows, the loop memberl5 may be swung downwardly out of operative outwardly projectingposition into a plane substantially parallel to that of the standardIf]. When the loop member is thus swung down to such inoperativeposition, the legs 16 yield to downswinging pressure applied to the loopmember, so as to ride out of the interlock channels or grooves l3. Suchdownfolded position of the loop member is shown in dotted outline inFigs. 2 and 4, and by full line representation in Fig. 3.

Affixed to the upper face of the head block I2 is a bow supporting restor rack. This rest or rack comprises a substantially U-shaped memberprovided with a flat base l8, more or less conforming in width andlength to the width and length of the top face of said head block l2upon which it is footed, from the sides of which base project upwardlyextending, more or less resilient, side plates I9, which preferably aresomewhat convergent one toward the other, and which terminate at theirupper free ends in outwardly flared guide lips 20. The rest or rack thuformed is preferably made of a springy or resilient sheet metal. Thebase l8 may be directly secured to the head block l2 by screws 2|, orother suitable fastening means, but preferably a base reenforcing plate22 is provided to overlie the base 18, the same being held in suchassembled relation by the fastening screws 2!. The base reenforcingplate 22 assures maintenance of the base l8 in closely contiguous fiatlying relation to the head block, and thus securely held against lift ordistortion.

To assistthe user in the operation of inserting the standard l0 into theground at the place of desired use of the ground quiver, it ispreferable to provide said standard [0 with a foot block afiixed theretoin suitably spaced relation to and above the lower pointed terminalportion ll thereof. This foot block comprises a body 23 of substantiallength, the same being provided with a central hub-portion 24 downwardlyprojecting from its underside. Extending through said body and itshub-portion is a bore 25 through which the standard Ill may be extended.The foot block is rigidly secured to the standard H] by a crosspin orkey 26 which intersects a side of the standard, so that no appreciableweakening of the latter is involved. As thus operatively secured to thestandard ID, the end portions of said foot block provide oppositelyextending step projections, either of which may be engaged by a foot ofthe user for application of leg pressure to the standard I0 wheninserting its lower end portion into the ground. Additionally, saidfoot-block also serves as a stop, which, by abutment against the groundsurface, serves to limit the depth of insertion of the standard into theground, and thereby assures that the ground quiver is erected at aproper and effective height for most convenient use.

It will be obvious that, when the ground quiver is erected at a desiredplace of use, and its arrow holding loop member projected in operativeposition, the archers arrows A may be inserted, point down, through theloop member, so as to be supported in upstanding position on theirpoints, ready for quick and easy selection and withdrawal as use thereofis desired (see Fig. 1).

When the archer is not using his bow B, the same may be deposited in thebow supporting rest or rack of the ground quiver, by inserting thehandle portion downwardly between the resilient side plates l9. Byreason of the breadth of said side plates, and their easily yieldableresiliency, risk of marring or other injury to the bow is eliminated,and yet the latter will be strongly enough gripped by and between theside plates l9, so as to be firmly held against displacement.

It is the custom of many archers to have their arrows crested with theirown individual identifying crest, usually comprising bands of selectedcolors of predetermined dimensions. An example of such cresting beingshown at C on the arrow represented in Fig. 1, the same comprising anintermediate blue band with terminal bands of black, this being my ownregistered crest. Since the standard ID of the ground quiver iscomparable in form to the shaft of an arrow, the same lends itselfadmirably to the reception of a corresponding cresting as shown in thedrawing, wherein such cresting is indicated by the reference characterC. The provision of such cresting on the standard of a ground quiver Ideem to be a novel feature of my invention.

I am aware that various changes and widely different embodiments of thefeatures of this invention could be made without departing from thescope thereof as defined in the following claims. It is thereforeintended that all matter contained in the above description or shown inthe accompanying drawings shall be interpreted as illustrative and notin a limiting sense.

I claim:

1. A ground quiver to hold archery arrows comprising, a standard havinga pointed lower end portion adapted for insertion in the ground at theplace of use in upstanding position, a rectangular head block affixed tothe upper extremity of said standard, said head block having bearingopenings entering its ends and horizontal channels across said endsintersecting said bearing openings, and a U-shaped arrow holding loopmember having resilient legs terminating in in-turned journal endsengaged in said bearing openings of the head block, whereby said legsstraddle the latter, the legs of said loop member, when the latter isup-swung from a down-folded out-of-service position to a horizontallyextended service position, being adapted to spring into said channels inthe head block ends so as to releasably support said loop member in saidservice position.

2. A combined archery bow and arrow holding means for use at the castingground comprising,

2,275,870 a standard having a pointed lower end portion shaped arrowholding loop member having resilient legs terminating in inturnedjournal ends engaged in said bearing openings of the head block, wherebysaid legs straddlethe latter, the legs of said loop member, when thelatter is upswung from a down-folded out-of-service position to ahorizontally extended service position, being adapted to spring intosaid channels in the head block ends so as to releasably support said 10loop member in said service position.

HORACE D. SHELDON.

